Franciacorta is a small hilly wine district at the southern shore of Lombardy’s Lake Iseo, one of the smallest lakes in the Italian lake district. The appellation gets its name from the village of Corte Franca, an area designated for tax-free trading during the Late Middle Ages. Franciacorta is one of the most accessible places in Italy. It is 70 km (112 miles) from Milan, a drive to the west on A4, the most important superhighway that spans the width of northern Italy. In the shadow of Franciacorta on its eastern flank, there is the city of Brescia, one of the most important industrial and agricultural centers in Lombardy. The Franciacorta appellation is within easy driving distance of four major airports, that of Orio al Serio, Linate, Malpensa and Verona.                              

Franciacorta is well known for its sparkling wines of Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir made by Metodo Franciacorta. From past 30 years, classic method sparking wines from Franciacorta are becoming so popular that the name Franciacorta itself has became a synonym of these kind of wines.

Villa Crespia is the Estate of Archipelago Muratori located in Franciacorta. According to this land main vocation, Villa Crespia produces exclusively Classic Method sparkling wines, the so called Franciacorta.

Franciacorta is also the land of origin of Muratori family and so the headquarter of Archipelago Muratori. This estate is placed in the village of Adro and it’s made up of 60 hectares (148 acres) of vineyards located in six different areas of Franciacorta. These six areas represent the six different environments identified by a zoning project elaborated during the first 90s.

Six different zones for six different Franciacorta

BROLESE
Rosé Extra Brut

NOVALIA
Brut

MIOLO
Brut

NUMEROZERO
Dosaggio Zero

CISIOLO
Dosaggio Zero

CESONATO
Satèn